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Otti unterschreibt den Vertrag mit einem grünen Stift. Otti signs the contract with a green pen.

noun · A2

der Vertrag

[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːk]

contract, agreement

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Other Examples

  • Liest du den Vertrag vor dem Unterschreiben genau?

    Do you read the contract carefully before you sign it?

  • Wir bekommen den Vertrag nächste Woche per Post.

    We'll get the contract by post next week.

  • Frida versteht nicht alle Wörter im Vertrag.

    Frida doesn't understand all the words in the contract.

Grammar

Plural
die Verträge In the plural the article is always "die".

Phrases With This Word

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Vertrag die Verträge
Verdrängst du nicht ein bisschen, dass dein Vertrag im März ausläuft? Aren't you pushing aside the fact that your contract runs out in March?
Accusative wen? was? den Vertrag die Verträge
Wir bekommen den Vertrag nächste Woche per Post. We'll get the contract by post next week.
Dative wem? dem Vertrag den Verträgen
Frida versteht nicht alle Wörter im Vertrag. Frida doesn't understand all the words in the contract.
Genitive wessen? des Vertrags der Verträge
Weißt du, wann die Laufzeit deines Vertrags endet? Do you know when your contract's term ends?

How the Word Is Built

Ver prefix trag root

ver-
often a change, a loss or "away": vermieten (to rent out), verlieren (to lose), sich verlaufen (to get lost).

Word family

der Mietvertragder Arbeitsvertragvertragen

In Otti's situations: Otti looks for a flat, Otti changes his phone contract, Bruno cancels a subscription

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